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Harmony Brings Prosperity

Dilshat, a resident of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China, once ran a family inn which brought her a good income and a satisfying life. Later, under the influence of religious extremist ideas, she suspected some patrons who dined under the apricot trees in the yard of her inn of being heretics who were soiling her orchard, so she chopped down the trees and shut down the inn. Her life quickly changed for the worse.

She realized the hazards of religious extremism after studying at a vocational education and training center. Once she graduated from the program, she reopened the family inn

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